Jim Warren

NC lawmakers cannot kick Duke’s ash can down the road — The News & Observer

June 8, 2014

Op-Ed by Jim Warren. Closing our eyes won’t make Duke Energy’s toxic coal ash dumps go away. This tragedy for Dan River communities has now expanded into an enormous statewide toxic waste challenge requiring unprecedented leadership. The General Assembly cannot kick the ash can down the road.

Toxic grounds now part of N.C. landscape — News & Record

June 5, 2014

It’s tragic that the state finds the need to set priorities for these sites, said Jim Warren, the executive director of N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for stricter laws against polluters.

German Nuclear Waste May Be Headed to South Carolina Site — The New York Times

June 4, 2014

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it will study the environmental risk of importing spent nuclear fuel from Germany that contains highly enriched uranium, a move believed to be the first for the United States.

Proven Solar Power Program Lands on Chatham Rooftops — News Release from NC WARN

May 27, 2014

NC WARN has launched a highly successful program that expands solar power on homes and businesses, cuts greenhouse gases, adds local jobs and helps avoid more rate increases for all customers. The program expands to Chatham County this Sunday, June 1, after a successful pilot project in Durham, and will gradually expand around the state.

EPA reaches deal with Duke to clean river coal ash — Lexington Herald-Leader

May 23, 2014

Federal environmental officials said Thursday that they have reached a deal with Duke Energy to clean up its mess from a massive coal ash spill into the Dan River that coated 70 miles of the waterway in North Carolina and Virginia with toxic gray sludge.

Duke Energy Directors Sued by Shareholders Over Coal Ash — Bloomberg News

May 23, 2014

Duke Energy Corp. (DUK:US) shareholders accused the board of exposing the company to billions of dollars in liability by failing to clean up coal-ash ponds in North Carolina, setting up another legal challenge for the largest U.S. utility owner after a February spill in the state.

Timely cleanup unlikely at state’s hazardous waste sites — WRAL

May 20, 2014

By sheer numbers, the 14 coal ash ponds spread across North Carolina pale in comparison to the nearly 3,000 various waste sites across the state. That includes decommissioned industrial facilities, abandoned dry cleaners and old landfills. Despite the sometimes active threats to water or air, many of these sites take years or decades to clean up, if they’re cleaned up at all. And the fund to clear out the contamination can’t keep up.

Court endorses backroom Duke-regulator deal in merger — News Release from NC WARN

May 20, 2014

Today the NC Court of Appeals ruled against NC WARN’s appeal of a Utilities Commission investigation of the 2012 Duke Energy merger with Progress Energy.

Appeals court denies group’s appeal of Duke Energy merger investigation — Charlotte Business Journal

May 20, 2014

The N.C. Court of Appeals says state regulators properly excluded watchdog group NC WARN from participating in the hearing over whether Duke Energy lied to them about plans for its 2012 purchase of Progress Energy Inc.

Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans From Polar Melt — The New York Times

May 13, 2014

A large section of the mighty West Antarctica ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears to be unstoppable. If the findings hold up, they suggest that the melting could destabilize neighboring parts of the ice sheet and a rise in sea level of 10 feet or more may be unavoidable in coming centuries.